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	NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, part of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, recently completed renovation of the Space Power Facility. NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, part of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, recently completed renovation of the Space Power Facility. The test capabilities have been increased in the reverberant acoustic test chamber, the mechanical test facility and the thermal vacuum test chamber. The reverberant acoustic test chamber, shown in the foreground of this image, is currently the most powerful in the world... Downloads: 42
	Radio Frequency in Space - the Space Power Facility (SPF) at Plumb Brook station NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio is the home to the Space Power Facility (SPF). The SPF is the world's largest space environment simulation chamber—it creates aspects of the environment of space so that spacecraft can be tested in space-like conditions while never leaving Earth. The SPF has been used in many tests, including testing rockets, spacecraft intended to visit Mars, hardware for the International Space Station and much more... Downloads: 3
	STS-134 astronauts Michael Fincke and Gregory Johnson threw out ceremonial opening pitches at Cleveland Indians' home game and signed autographs. This past summer, fans of NASA and baseball had the opportunity to meet astronauts at a Cleveland Indians game. Astronauts Michael Fincke and Gregory Johnson, both members of the second to last space shuttle mission STS-134 on space shuttle Endeavour, visited the Cleveland Indians' home stadium, Progressive Field, in July. Both astronauts threw out ceremonial opening pitches to start the game. Fincke and Johnson then met fans during the first through third innings... Downloads: 3
	Glenn collaborates with the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio to fabricate the new types of aerogels Glenn researchers develop. Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials ever discovered or invented by mankind. They are made by combining a polymer with a solvent to form a gel, and then removing the liquid from the gel and replacing it with air. The result is a substance with the structure of a gel, but without the liquid, and therefore without the weight. Aerogels are extremely porous, low in density, and extremely light... Downloads: 3
	Flaming Star - images were captured during drop tower testing in Glenn's Zero Gravity Research Facility compiled to look as an exploding star Flames of fire act differently in space than they do on Earth. Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland study how ventilation, velocity, speed direction, oxygen concentration and pressure affect the spread of a flame in a microgravity environment. Microgravity combustion research at Glenn not only provides insights into spacecraft fire safety, but it has also been used to create award-winning art images... Downloads: 6
	a 3-millimeter diameter droplet of heptane fuel burns in microgravity, producing soot. Fuels burning in space behave very differently than they do on Earth because of the absence of gravity. The Flame Extinguishing Experiment (FLEX) examines the combustion of liquid fuel droplets on the International Space Station. In this image, a 3-millimeter diameter droplet of heptane fuel burns in microgravity, producing soot. When a bright, uniform backlight is placed behind the droplet and flame and recorded by a video camera, the soot appears as a dark cloud... Downloads: 4
	Paolo Nespoli, an astronaut with the European Space Agency and an Expedition 26 flight engineer, working with the LMM in the Fluids Integrated Rack on the space station. When organisms from Earth travel to space, they are affected in many different ways. Astronauts on the International Space Station study how living in space influences living things, such as plants and animals. The Light Microscopy Module (LMM) enables scientists to explore life in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. This microscope does more than just magnify — it provides containment of live organisms and allows tests to be performed over many days using remo... Downloads: 2
	NASA's Glenn Research Center is partnering with the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) to conduct tests that simulate mining planetary surface materials. Valuable resources that enable space exploration, such as water, may be available on the moon, planets and asteroids — but astronauts may need to mine the surface to find them. NASA's Glenn Research Center is partnering with the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) to conduct tests that simulate mining planetary surface materials. Testing recently took place at Glenn's Simulated Lunar Operations (SLOPE) facility... Downloads: 3
	Mercury Tests in AWT Setup for Mercury capsule escape tower engine tests in the AWT (1960).
	Assembling the AWT Assembling the shell for the AWT (1943).
	Noise Reduction in AWT A Pratt & Whitney J57 engine during a noise reduction study in the AWT (1957). Downloads: 2
	AWT Under Construction Throat section of AWT during construction (1943). Downloads: 1
	Constructing the AWT Excavation for the AWT's foundation and support piers (1942). Downloads: 1
	Allison J71-A-11 engine Installed in AWT A 9700-pound thrust Allison J71-A-11 engine installed in the AWT (1955). Downloads: 12
	lockhead YP-80A Jet in AWT Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star, the first complete US jet aircraft, in the AWT (1945). Downloads: 3
	AWT Control Room Station in the AWT control room used to control the engine (1946).
	AWT Refrigeration Equipment York refrigeration equipment to reduce the temperature inside AWT (1944). Downloads: 1
	AWT wood fan in 1944 The 31-foot diameter wooden fan in the AWT (1944). Downloads: 1
	person demonstrating a lift and carry lunar work task on the enhanced zero gravity locomotion simulator, located in the Exercise Countermeasures Laboratory at Glenn. When an astronaut performs any tasks on the surface of the moon, the gravitational pull of the moon affects the body differently than if they performed the same work on Earth. NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is investigating this phenomenon in the largest human research study ever completed at Glenn. Twenty two people, recruited from around Northeast Ohio, participated in a research investigation using an enhanced zero gravity locomotion simulator, located in the Exercise Countermeasur... Downloads: 12
	NASA Viking Aircraft Soars Over Cleveland Skyline - NASA This flight is part of an ongoing series of flights which define and demonstrate the satellite communication (SATCOM) capabilities of the S-3 Viking. Al Micklewright, chief of the Aircraft Operations Office at Glenn, flew the one and one half hour mission. The flight path started at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and included the downtown Cleveland area as well as Glenn's Plum Brook Station... Keywords: What -- Viking Downloads: 89
	NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Visits Glenn - NASA NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday July 12. While at Glenn, Administrator Bolden spoke to Glenn employees about the essential role Glenn will continue to play in NASA's ongoing success. He was joined by Senator Sherrod Brown and Congressman Dennis Kucinich. While visiting Glenn, Administrator Bolden also announced that Ramon ''Ray'' Lugo will become the Director of Glenn... Keywords: Who -- Charles Bolden; Who -- Michael Foreman; What -- STS-123; What -- STS-129; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Where -- Ohio Downloads: 57
	Apollo Module being moved to Great Lakes Science Center - NASA This Apollo Command Module, which traveled 26.5 million miles in space, made a delicate 13-mile journey from NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to the Great Lakes Science Center, located in downtown Cleveland, on June 22. The command module is now safely installed in its new home at Glenn Research Center's Visitor Center at the Science Center. The Visitor Center contains artifacts, models and interactive experiences relating to aeronautics and space... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 77
	Astronaut Inspires the Next Generation - Mike Foreman participates in Independence Home Days celebration - NASA Astronaut Mike Foreman greets two potential future astronauts at the Home Days celebration in Independence, Ohio. Logan and Arthur Oravec may be a little too young to join the Astronaut Corps yet, but they enjoyed comparing flight suits with Foreman, an astronaut who has flown two shuttle missions and is currently serving a one-year detail as the Chief of External Programs at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland... Keywords: Who -- Michael Foreman; Where -- Ohio; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 54
	Test Engineer works in Glenn's 8x6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel - NASA When new technologies for airplanes are developed, they need to be tested in wind tunnels to assess their effectiveness. Often, transonic testing is needed -- testing that simulates speeds just below, just above, or at the speed of sound. NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is one of the NASA centers which offer this capability. The Facility Aerodynamic Validation and Operational Research (FAVOR) Check Standard Comparison Test Program was performed at three NASA centers and a United States... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Where -- United States of America; Where -- Ames Research Center (ARC); Where -- Langley Research Center (LaRC) Downloads: 70
	Rescued POW Shares Experience at Glenn. Shoshana Johnson became the first African-American female prisoner of war when she was captured during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Johnson now tours the country discussing her experience, and has written an autobiography. - NASA This autumn, NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland honored and remembered soldiers who are or were Prisoners of War or Missing in Action (POW / MIA). A recognition ceremony was held, and included a moving presentation by keynote speaker Shoshana Johnson. Shoshana Johnson became the first African-American female prisoner of war when she was captured during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. She was rescued three weeks later... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 45
	Rocket Simulator Visits Cleveland - NASA A key component of future astronaut safety visited the Great Lakes Science Center's NASA Glenn Visitor Center. The Orion launch abort system pathfinder is a 45-foot long, full-scale, functioning mock-up that was used to prepare for the testing of the actual launch abort system. The launch abort system offers a reliable method of pulling the entire crew away from danger in the event of an emergency during launch or during the climb to orbit of a spacecraft... Keywords: Who -- Michael Foreman; What -- Orion; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 54
	Astronaut Mike Good Presents Jersey Flown in Space to Cleveland Cavaliers - NASA Astronaut Mike Good, a graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, recently returned to Cleveland to appear at several public events. On Saturday, Nov. 13, Good attended the Cleveland Cavalier's home game against the Indiana Pacers. Good presented a Cavs jersey that had been flown in space to Chris Grant, general manager of the Cavs, in Quicken Loans Arena. The jersey, number 132, caught a ride on space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to the International Space Station (STS-132)... Keywords: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter; What -- International Space Station (ISS); What -- STS-132; Where -- Indiana; Where -- Jersey; Where -- New York Downloads: 53
	New research is being performed at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland that could help alleviate the sonic boom produced by supersonic aircraft. - NASA When an airplane flies supersonically, or at a speed greater than the speed of sound, a sonic boom is produced. When this sonic boom is produced over land, it can cause a noise disturbance. This disturbance is a major roadblock in developing civilian supersonic aircraft. New research is being performed at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland that could help alleviate the sonic boom produced by supersonic aircraft... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Where -- Illinois Downloads: 39
	Karen Weiland, lead systems engineer, and Bob Tornabene, engineering product lead, inspect some of the Thrust Vector Contol components mounted on the test rig thrust cone simulator. - NASA Marvin G. Smith Wyle Information Systems LLC NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is responsible for the design, development, test and evaluation of the Thrust Vector Control TVC system for the Upper Stage of the Ares I rocket. During flight, the TVC system moves the Upper Stage engine by directing its thrust—which allows the rocket to be steered. Glenn has developed a prototype system and test rig which will fully test the performance of the TVC system prior to its flight... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center GRC Downloads: 7
	A new device that tests lunar soil strength called a vacuum bevameter measures the characteristics lunar soil simulants, in a vacuum chamber at specific temperatures while accounting for lunar gravity. - NASA Michelle M. Murphy, (Wyle Information Systems LLC) Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have recently developed a new device that tests lunar soil strength called a vacuum bevameter. The vacuum bevameter measures the characteristics of lunar regolith simulants, or lunar soil simulants, in a vacuum chamber at specific temperatures while accounting for lunar gravity. Here, Dr. Heather Oravec, a postdoctoral researcher in the Tribology and Mechanical Components branch at Glenn, performs a bevameter test on simulated lunar regolith... Keywords: What -- Moon; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 55
	Astronaut Dr. Schmitt Visits Glenn - NASA Photographer: Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems LLC) Dr. Harrison Schmitt, an astronaut on Apollo 17 and the last man to set foot on the moon, visited NASA's Glenn Research Center on October 27, 2009. After delivering a speech to Glenn employees, Dr. Schmitt toured some of the Glenn facilities, including the Low Impact Docking System (LIDS) Seal Lab in Building 63. In this lab, Dr. Schmitt met Dr. Bruce M. Steinetz, Senior Technologist and Seal Team Leader... Keywords: Who -- Harrison Schmitt; What -- Apollo 17; What -- Moon; What -- International Space Station (ISS); Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Who -- Harrison Schmitt Downloads: 43
	Supersonic Exhaust Testing at Glenn on a model called the Highly Variable Cycle Exhaust System. - NASA Bridget R. Caswell, (Wyle Information Systems LLC) New testing is underway in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) at NASA's Glenn Research Center. The research focuses on a model called the Highly Variable Cycle Exhaust System -- a 0.17 scale model of an exhaust system that will operate at subsonic, transonic and supersonic exhaust speeds in a future supersonic business jet. The model features ejector doors used at different angles. Researchers are investigating the impact of these ejectors on the resulting acoustic radiation... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 43
	Astronaut Dr. Schmitt Visits Glenn - NASA Photographer: Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems LLC) Dr. Harrison Schmitt, an astronaut on Apollo 17 and the last man to set foot on the moon, visited NASA's Glenn Research Center on October 27, 2009. After delivering a speech to Glenn employees, Dr. Schmitt toured some of the Glenn facilities, including the Low Impact Docking System (LIDS) Seal Lab in Building 63. In this lab, Dr. Schmitt met Dr. Bruce M. Steinetz, Senior Technologist and Seal Team Leader... Keywords: Who -- Harrison Schmitt; What -- Apollo 17; What -- Moon; What -- International Space Station (ISS); Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 87
	Hybrid Wing Body Model - NASA/Bridget Caswell NASA's Glenn Research Center dedicated a model of the hybrid wing body, a futuristic aircraft concept, on July 8, 2009. The center is testing parts of a new propulsion system that can be embedded in the wing of the airplane. Developed by NASA and Boeing, the plane is called a hybrid wing body because its wings and fuselage blend together in a triangular shape. The concept could revolutionize air travel because of its potential to increase fuel efficiency, while reducing noise and emissions... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 43
	A snowplow at Glenn clears the way on Taylor Road. - NASA Photographer: Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems LLC) As Clevelanders can attest, winter has come to Northeast Ohio--and that means snow! The grounds crew at NASA's Glenn Research Center has their hands, and shovels, full this year. Here, a plow clears the way on Taylor Road in front of Glenn's airplane hangar. Image Credit: NASA Photographer: Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems LLC) Keywords: Where -- Ohio; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 36
	Ray Castner, an aerospace engineer in the Inlet and Nozzle Branch at NASA's Glenn Research Center, has been testing nozzle concepts with the goal of dramatically reducing noise produced by supersonic aircraft. - NASA Photographer: Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems LLC) Supersonic aircraft create a substantial sonic boom, meaning that they can't fly over populated areas without creating an intense noise disruption. NASA has been investigating ways to decrease this noise, which could revolutionize the way we fly. Ray Castner, an aerospace engineer in the Inlet and Nozzle Branch at NASA's Glenn Research Center, has been testing nozzle concepts with the goal of dramatically reducing noise produced by supersonic aircraft... Keywords: Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 40
	Liquid Methane Tank is an important component of testing for the Altair lunar lander, an integral part of NASA's Constellation Program. - NASA It's not a new home brewing system, the world's largest holiday ornament or even an ambitious Death Star model. This spherical propellant tank is an important component of testing for the Altair lunar lander, an integral part of NASA's Constellation Program. This 4-foot diameter propellant tank lives at NASA's Glenn Research Center's Small Multipurpose Research Facility (SMiRF). It will be covered in 60 layers of high performance insulation, filled with liquid methane and extensively tested in a... Keywords: What -- ALTAIR; What -- INTEGRAL; What -- Constellation; What -- Moon; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 25
	Groundwork for Testing Orion - NASA The groundwork for testing the new Orion Qualification Test Vehicle is in place at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. In June, crews poured cement for the foundation of the Mechanical Vibration Facility (MVF) seismic mass, which is still under construction. The MVF is a part of the Space Power Facility, which also includes two large high-bays, an acoustics chamber and a vacuum chamber... Keywords: What -- Orion; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC); Where -- Ohio Downloads: 35
	Centaur's Rocket Engine - NASA In this image, engineers test the RL-10 engine in NASA Lewis Research Center's (now Glenn's) Propulsion Systems Laboratory. Developed by Pratt & Whitney, the engine was designed to power the Centaur second-stage rocket. Centaur was responsible for sending the Surveyor spacecraft on its mission to land on the moon and explore the surface in the early stages of the Apollo Program. Image credit: NASA Keywords: What -- Centaur; What -- Surveyor; What -- Moon Downloads: 66
	Balloon Rocket Demonstration - NASA NASA Glenn aerospace engineer Bryan Palaszewski uses cryogenic liquid nitrogen to cool the air inside a balloon at NASA's Plum Brook Station. As the air is cooled, it changes from a gas into a liquid. The balloon deflates, because molecules in liquids are more closely packed together than molecules in gases. Since most high energy propellants like hydrogen and oxygen are gases at room temperature, NASA uses the same process to cool rocket propellant for space shuttles in order to keep the rocket... Keywords: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter Downloads: 19
	Liquid Transfer Demonstration - NASA A researcher working in the Zero Gravity Research Facility at NASA's Lewis Research Center (now Glenn) prepares the Liquid Transfer Demonstration experiment to fly on the Apollo 14 mission. This experiment studied how tank designs influenced the pumping of liquids between tanks in microgravity. Image credit: NASA Photographer: Paul Riedel Keywords: What -- Apollo 14 Downloads: 39
	Lunar Lander Model - NASA This 1963 model depicts an early Apollo lunar lander concept, called a "bug," landing on the moon. Engineers designed several possible vehicle shapes for both manned and unmanned landers. In 1961, Bruce Lundin, former director of NASA's Lewis Research Center (now Glenn), chaired the "Lundin Committee," a NASA study group that assessed a variety of ways to accomplish a lunar landing mission. Image credit: NASA Keywords: What -- Moon Downloads: 102
	Saturn I Booster Tests - NASA A Saturn I booster model is set up for testing in NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center's 8'x6' Supersonic Wind Tunnel in 1960. The model had eight working rocket engines with 250 pounds of thrust each. The tests simulated actual flight conditions, providing valuable information to optimize vehicle stability and air pressure distribution. Image credit: NASA Keywords: What -- Saturn; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 65
	Robot Demonstration - NASA NASA Glenn Research Center's Mobile and Remote Sensing team demonstrates the Cratos robot for the local Department of Homeland Security office and local law enforcement bomb squads. Named for the Greek god of strength, Cratos originally was built to ascend and descend lunar craters, a capability necessary to search for water ice in permanently dark craters on the moon. The demonstration showed how a modified Cratos can retrieve soil samples for HAZMAT operations, put a smaller robot with a video... Keywords: What -- Moon; Where -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) Downloads: 26
	Robotics Competition - NASA NASA Glenn Education Program Specialist Stephanie Brown-Houston (left) referees at the FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition in Cleveland on Feb. 27. Teams of students from Ohio and six other states faced off at the competition using robots that they built with the help of teachers and mentors. Winners can compete in the championship in Atlanta in April. NASA Glenn is a sponsor of the Buckeye Regional... Keywords: Where -- Ohio; Where -- Atlanta Downloads: 26
	Mercury 7 50th Anniversary - NASA The Mercury 7 astronauts examining their "couches." Each astronaut had his own couch specifically molded to fit his body to help withstand the G-loads of the launch. Plaster casts of the astronauts were created in order to properly mold the couches. Left to right: Alan Sheppard, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom and Bob Gilruth. Gilruth was Director of the Space Task Group, which planned and managed the Mercury Project. Keywords: Who -- John H. Glenn; Who -- Scott Carpenter; Who -- Gordon Cooper; Who -- Deke Slayton; What -- Mercury Downloads: 151
	Wind Tunnel Demolition - NASA Construction workers tear down NASA Glenn's Altitude Wind Tunnel, which began operations in 1944. The tunnel played a major role in aerospace history by conducting propulsion research during World War II and hosting tests in preparation for the Mercury space program. The AWT has been idle for more than 25 years and is in poor condition. Due to safety and environmental concerns, NASA Glenn is demolishing the building... Keywords: What -- Mercury Downloads: 27
	CCPL Reading Program Winners - NASA The grand prizes for the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) Imagine and Explore 2008 Summer Reading Program Game were awarded during Glenn's Star Gazing event at the Visitor Center on Sept. 20. NASA Glenn co-sponsored the summer program, which drew over 30,000 people of all ages. Grand prize winner, Crystal Davis, 11, of Bedford, received four VIP passes to view a space shuttle launch and a behind-the-scenes private tour... Keywords: CCPL Reading Program Winners; What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter Downloads: 19
	Flight Over Venus - NASA Now that humans have mastered atmospheric flight above the Earth, researchers at Glenn have set their sights on flight above our neighboring planets. Venus provides several advantages for flying a solar-powered aircraft. At the top of the cloud level, the solar intensity is comparable to or greater than solar intensities above Earth. The atmospheric pressure would make flight much easier than on planets such as Mars... Keywords: Flight Over Venus; What -- Venus; What -- Earth; What -- Mars Downloads: 85
	girl scouts, poetry - NASA The rainbow of colors The great colored rings The most beautiful planet in the universe Kailyn, age 10, Ohio False-colored image of Saturn's rings. Keywords: girl scouts, poetry; Where -- Ohio Downloads: 54